1. plural of hoky poky; a playful dance in which participants stand in a circle and follow a sequence of movements while singing
Usage: informal; chiefly British; also spelled 'hokey pokey' in American English
2. plural of hoky poky; nonsense or deceptive behavior; trickery
Usage: informal; dated

Examples

• The children learned several hokypokies at the school dance.
• At the wedding reception, everyone joined in the hokypokies on the dance floor.
• Don't believe his hokypokies about why he was late.
• The magician's hokypokies amazed the audience.
• She wasn't fooled by his hokypokies and excuses.